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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
139views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
15 years 10 months ago
On preparing students for distributed software development with a synchronous, collaborative development platform
Working remotely is becoming the norm for both professionals and students alike. Software development has become a global industry due to outsourcing, teleworking, flex time, and ...
Andrew Meneely, Laurie Williams
INFOSECCD
2006
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Is attack better than defense?: teaching information security the right way
A recent trend in security education is towards teaching offensive techniques which were originally developed by hackers. This reflects tendencies in the professional world where ...
Martin Mink, Felix C. Freiling
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
366views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
15 years 3 months ago
Using asynchronous discussions to enhance student participation in CS courses
As Computer Science (CS) educators, we are involved in teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses such as database management systems, networking, software developme...
Bhagyavati, Stan Kurkovsky, Christopher C. Whitehe...
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
133views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
15 years 3 months ago
Designing, implementing, and analyzing a placement test for introductory CS courses
An introductory CS1 course presents problems for educators and students due to students’ diverse background in programming knowledge and exposure. Students who enroll in CS1 als...
Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Suzette Person, Gwen N...
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
88views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
Programming by choice: urban youth learning programming with scratch
This paper describes Scratch, a visual, block-based programming language designed to facilitate media manipulation for novice programmers. We report on the Scratch programming exp...
John H. Maloney, Kylie A. Peppler, Yasmin B. Kafai...